Commission Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuff. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 75, 21 March 1990, pp. 19-40. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive lays down basic rules and the list of stimulants to be used for testing migration of plastic materials and articles that shall not transfer their constituents to foodstuffs. Limits for migration are established and check that should be done in order to control the compliance with migration limits. Under Annex II a list of monomers and other starting substances which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles is given. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1376 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Materials and Articles intended to come into Contact with Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1991. Legislation | Ireland | 1991 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 264 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Commission Directive 92/39/EEC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 95/3/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1995 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commission Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX